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[def-uh-nish-uhn] / ˌdɛf əˈnɪʃ ən /


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And the definition of “consumer” includes any “subscriber of goods or services” from the provider.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

That's a narrower definition than the one proposed by the commission in March.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The CoC charter defines the membership as “persons and entities interested in collaborative, solution-oriented planning to address homelessness in LA County,” a definition that could easily include thousands of potential voters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The panel hope that an official definition will pave the way for better diagnosis and treatment.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I suppose we have to figure out the definition of ‘racist’ first,” Mr. Kazilly says.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper

Mr. Gorra is at his most engaging when he backs away from definitions of tale, story, novella and so on, which appeal mainly to specialists, and brings in social context and literary development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

To present an argument to an ITP, all this background knowledge must be entered, explicitly and formally, down to the simplest definitions of numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But critics say its broad definitions, severe penalties and scrutiny of even voluntary conversions risk drawing the state and the police into one of the most private decisions a person can make.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

That meant LGBTQ+ and single people who historically had been shut out by definitions of infertility as a failure to conceive after six to 12 months of unprotected heterosexual intercourse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

How many definitions for human can one person find?

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson


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